Orange Cake With Orange And Grand Marnier Icing
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, Dairy | 8 | Servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 2 | Oranges, juice of | |
| 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 2 | T | Grated orange rind |
| 125 | g | Butter, 4 oz |
| 2 | Eggs, size 61 g | |
| 1 3/4 | c | Self raising flour, sifted |
| 2 | T | Thickened cream |
| Half a lemon, juice of | ||
| 30 | g | Unsalted butter, 1 oz |
| 1 | t | Finely grated orange zest |
| 1 1/2 | c | Icing sugar, sifted |
| 2 | T | Grand Marnier, about |
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 180C / 350F. Place orange juice, sugar and grated orange rind in a saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off heat and allow to cool. Beat orange mixture with butter until well combined. Beat in eggs one at a time. It may not look very smooth, but this is not a problem. Stir in sifted flour and mix in cream and lemon juice. Pour mixture into a greased cake tin and bake in preheated oven for about 50 - 60 minutes. Remove cake from oven and after 5 minutes unmould onto a cake rack to cool. Spread cake with Orange and Grand Marnier icing or simply dust with icing sugar. Orange and Grand Marnier Icing: Melt butter with grated orange zestand remove from heat when just melted. Mix butter preparation with sifted icing and slowly stir in Grand Marnier. Stop stirring when the icing is a spreadable consistency. You may not need all of it. Converted by MC_Buster. Per serving: 346 Calories (kcal); 17g Total Fat; (43% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 47g Carbohydrate; 89mg Cholesterol; 144mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 3 Fat; 3 Other Carbohydrates Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 252
Calories From Fat: 139
Total Fat: 15.8g
Cholesterol: 41.7mg
Sodium: 5.6mg
Potassium: 103.7mg
Carbohydrates: 27.1g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 24.8g
Protein: <1g